Remember them, 2020

Wednesday 11th November 2020

Remembrance Day in Australia is dedicated to Australians who died as a result of war, particularly from World War I onwards.

Outen Park was established as a memorial to those who fought in WW1 and is named after Roy Outen who was killed in action at Fromelles, 1916.  It is believed that Roy was the first from Underbool to die in WW1, hence the name Outen Park.

Outen Park memorial at night

Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Since 1919, a two minute silence has been observed at 11am at war memorials, cenotaphs, religious services and shopping centres throughout the country.

WW1 commemoration pillars and memorial garden of Flander's poppies and Rosemary

WW1 memorial

Flander's poppies (along with Rosemary) growing in the memorial garden bedThe poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day. The poppy's origin as a popular symbol of remembrance lies in the landscapes of the First World War. Poppies were a common sight, especially on the Western Front.

Remembrance Sunday is always on the second Sunday in November, but the date will change yearly - this year it was on November 8, 2020.